The “Spartacus” drama franchise is back in business at premium channel Starz, with a solid opening weekend for the reconfigured series, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. "Spartacus: Vengeance," with newcomer Liam McIntyre now in the title role, pulled in 2.7…
Super Bowl ads are going for significantly more this year than they did a year ago. The NFL championship game, which airs this Sunday on NBC, features a high-profile rematch between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. Advertisers…
Ryan Seacrest’s new television company has attracted radio conglomerate Clear Channel as an investor, reports The New York Times. Clear Channel will take a minority stake in Ryan Seacrest Productions, the story reports. Clear Channel recently renamed itself Clear Channel…
ABC has ordered a pilot that will mark the first TV project for Natalie Portman as a producer, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The drama project is based on the 1978 novel "Scruples" by Judith Krantz, with Portman and Krantz’s…
Stephen Colbert’s organization Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow announced in a memo to the Federal Election Commission late Monday that it has raised more than $1 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to the memo, written by ABTT…
CBS has ordered a pilot for a new comedy series from a sitcom star and a veteran of “Seinfeld,” Entertainment Weekly reports. The untitled project is a collaboration between comic Louis CK, the star of FX’s "Louie," and Spike Feresten,…
One of America’s most famous actresses is joining the cast of an Emmy-winning television series. "Shirley MacLaine will join the cast of ‘Downton Abbey’ for its third season, which is set to premiere on ITV in the U.K. this fall and…
In a sign that YouTube is serious about its move into original programming, the website has brought a cable veteran on board to help create a new channel, The New York Times reports. Bruce Seidel, who ran food-related programming at…
An actress who appeared in a string of popular TV series during her long career — but is best remembered for a role in the Oscar-winning 1973 film “The Sting” — has died, the UPI reports. Dimitra Arliss, who played…
USA is breaking with its tradition of lighter programming such as “Psych” and “Burn Notice,” giving the green light to a new miniseries about the lives of a former first family, TVLine reports. The new show, “Political Animals,” comes from…